Security company lays off nearly 300, including employees along Gulf Coast

First Coast Security lays off employees after losing contract with Trulieve


  • By Louis Llovio
  • | 4:04 p.m. January 28, 2022
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First Coast Security has laid off nearly 300 employees in Florida, including 74 on the Gulf Coast.

The security company, based in Jacksonville, says in a letter to the state that the cuts come after it lost its contract with Trulieve, the Tallahassee-based medical cannabis company. “This was determined by our client, as they chose an alternative option for security.”

 

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